MAJORS IN THE SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Why is Environmental Science an exciting area to study? Environmental Science is a discipline that deals with the rapidly changing environmental issues facing the world today. In this extended major you will be given both local and global perspectives on solving environmental problems. By encompassing many disciplines we give students a multidisciplinary perspective of current environmental challenges, such as climate change, freshwater, marine and land management, resource use and sustainability. Students are also given a choice of specialisation streams depending on their interests. We believe that successfully shaping the future of our environment requires more than just passion. That is why this major offers a deep understanding of the traditional sciences, but also fosters skills in communication, problem solving and social awareness to enable the use of science in decision making. As an Environmental Science student, you will gain professional, industry required skills, from practical fieldwork and laboratory based research methods, to experience working with policy and environmental risk assessments. Mitigating and controlling adverse environmental impacts is a global priority and a major in Environmental Science can give you the skills to make a difference.
MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Our environments are rapidly changing due the combined effects of climate change, habitat fragmentation and pollution. Biologists at Monash study the effects of environmental variation on ecological processes, and develop evidence based policies for managing and protecting the environment, our ecosystems and our biodiversity in the face of human induced environmental change. We work with decision makers to ensure that environment management decisions are based on robust scientific evidence, and we design and develop effective support tools to inform evidence based policy.
STUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ALLOWS YOU TO SPECIALISE IN A TRADITIONAL AREA OF SCIENCE, WHILE PROVIDING YOU WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE AND A FOCUS ON THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.
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